Atherosclerosis
Volume 210, Issue 2 , Pages 452-457 , June 2010

Carotid wall thickness and stroke risk in patients with asymptomatic internal carotid stenosis

  • Mauro Silvestrini

      Affiliations

    • Neurological Clinic, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Clinica Neurologica, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Conca 1, 60020 Ancona, Italy. Tel.: +39 071 5964532; fax: +39 071 887262.
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  • Claudia Cagnetti

      Affiliations

    • Neurological Clinic, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy
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  • Patrizio Pasqualetti

      Affiliations

    • SeSMIT-Medical Statistics & Information Technology, AFaR-Fatebenefratelli Hospital at Isola Tiberina, Rome, Italy
    • Casa di cura “San Raffaele-Cassino” & IRCCS “San Raffaele-Pisana”, Rome, Italy
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  • Carlo Albanesi

      Affiliations

    • Neurological Clinic, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy
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  • Claudia Altamura

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Neurology, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Italy
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  • Chiara Lanciotti

      Affiliations

    • Neurological Clinic, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy
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  • Marco Bartolini

      Affiliations

    • Neurological Clinic, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy
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  • Francesca Mattei

      Affiliations

    • SeSMIT-Medical Statistics & Information Technology, AFaR-Fatebenefratelli Hospital at Isola Tiberina, Rome, Italy
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  • Leandro Provinciali

      Affiliations

    • Neurological Clinic, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy
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  • Fabrizio Vernieri

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Neurology, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Italy

Received 11 September 2009 ,Revised 19 December 2009 ,Accepted 22 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2009.12.033

Atherosclerosis
Volume 210, Issue 2 , Pages 452-457 , June 2010

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